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Most population gained, Georgia counties

Georgia counties that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is +800. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Walker County, GA, up 88 places to #50.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+61,037−74%

02▲4Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+32,653−37%

03▼1Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+32,081−81%

04Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+31,522−42%

05▼2Cobb County, GAGA793,345+27,196−83%

06▲2Henry County, GAGA264,922+24,210−60%

07▲6Hall County, GAGA226,568+23,432−47%

08▲8Jackson County, GAGA99,265+23,358+102%

09▲2Paulding County, GAGA190,996+22,335−44%

10Chatham County, GAGA311,855+16,564+10%

11▲7Barrow County, GAGA99,773+16,268−1%

12▲7Walton County, GAGA112,696+16,023−28%

13▼1Houston County, GAGA178,214+14,581−32%

14Coweta County, GAGA160,240+14,082−60%

15▼6Columbia County, GAGA169,189+13,179−43%

16▲5Newton County, GAGA125,583+13,100−35%

17▲11Bartow County, GAGA120,800+11,899−41%

18▲11Carroll County, GAGA131,036+11,888−25%

19▲5Douglas County, GAGA154,293+10,056−52%

20▼15DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+10,012−92%

21▲1Effingham County, GAGA74,397+9,628−19%

22▲12Dawson County, GAGA35,365+8,567+30%

23▼6Bryan County, GAGA52,062+7,324−8%

24▼4Fayette County, GAGA125,156+5,962−79%

25Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+5,850−55%

26▲28Long County, GAGA21,557+5,389+31%

27▲8Camden County, GAGA60,143+5,375−60%

28▲23Liberty County, GAGA70,313+5,057−43%

29▲1Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+4,846−70%

30▼4Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+4,616−71%

31▲11Habersham County, GAGA50,416+4,385−47%

32▲14Gordon County, GAGA61,701+4,157−54%

33▲23Monroe County, GAGA32,023+4,066−12%

34▲3Pickens County, GAGA37,167+3,951−54%

35▲5Spalding County, GAGA70,775+3,469−12%

36▲9Troup County, GAGA72,844+3,418+5%

37▲45Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+3,348−70%

38▲75Banks County, GAGA21,273+3,238−21%

39Union County, GAGA27,859+3,227−39%

40▲23Haralson County, GAGA33,066+3,147−15%

41▼9Glynn County, GAGA87,599+3,100−39%

42▼15Oconee County, GAGA44,893+3,094−64%

43▲28Jasper County, GAGA17,632+3,044+2%

44▲28Hart County, GAGA28,639+2,811−14%

45▲5Madison County, GAGA32,919+2,799−40%

46▲1Floyd County, GAGA101,378+2,794−70%

47▼9Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+2,690−58%

48▲10Polk County, GAGA45,514+2,661−38%

49▼5Harris County, GAGA37,280+2,612−56%

50▲88Walker County, GAGA70,250+2,596−4%

51▼10Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+2,541−75%

52▲7Franklin County, GAGA25,948+2,524−31%

53▼10Greene County, GAGA21,367+2,452−6%

54▲30Lamar County, GAGA20,941+2,441−15%

55▲35Wayne County, GAGA32,481+2,337−44%

56▲10Pike County, GAGA20,932+2,043−41%

57▼9Morgan County, GAGA22,095+1,998−22%

58▲23Peach County, GAGA29,877+1,896−24%

59▲9White County, GAGA29,802+1,799−74%

60▼7Butts County, GAGA27,218+1,784−57%

61▼25Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+1,756−84%

62▲7Putnam County, GAGA23,722+1,675−64%

63▲16Murray County, GAGA41,607+1,634−84%

64▲32Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+1,590−45%

65▲12Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+1,540−72%

66▲87Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+1,534−67%

67▼3Laurens County, GAGA51,041+1,471−70%

68▲2Coffee County, GAGA44,407+1,315−83%

69▼46Clarke County, GAGA129,921+1,250−91%

70▲3Stephens County, GAGA27,854+1,070−51%

71▼4Pierce County, GAGA20,764+1,048−55%

72▼39Lee County, GAGA34,179+1,016−88%

73▲83McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+1,014−54%

74▲18Cook County, GAGA18,232+1,003−57%

75▲40Brantley County, GAGA18,936+915−74%

76▼15Tift County, GAGA42,254+910−73%

77▲69Meriwether County, GAGA21,516+903+634%

78▼4Rabun County, GAGA17,764+881−74%

79▲31Jones County, GAGA29,171+824−72%

80▼5Upson County, GAGA28,500+800−38%

81▼26Fannin County, GAGA26,111+792−79%

82▼33Towns County, GAGA13,285+792−69%

83▲57Berrien County, GAGA18,932+772−63%

84▲20Lanier County, GAGA10,623+746−56%

85▲31Heard County, GAGA12,149+737−69%

86▼3Appling County, GAGA19,100+656−61%

87▲8Ware County, GAGA36,906+655+5358%

88▼10Charlton County, GAGA13,121+603−66%

89▼24Thomas County, GAGA46,368+570−85%

90▲12Toombs County, GAGA27,545+515−74%

91▲17Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+440−33%

92▲34Elbert County, GAGA20,072+435−72%

93▲16Lincoln County, GAGA8,112+422−53%

94▼9Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+379−71%

95▼33Grady County, GAGA26,590+354−90%

96▲29Screven County, GAGA14,408+341−78%

97▲39Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+335−90%

98▲53Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+317−79%

99▼6Candler County, GAGA11,275+294−84%

100▲21Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+283−77%

101▲2Glascock County, GAGA3,141+257+29%

102▲3Evans County, GAGA11,028+254−86%

103▲47Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+230−96%

104▼52Bibb County, GAGA157,556+210−95%

105▲39Marion County, GAGA7,676+178−89%

106▼26Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+169−48%

107▼10Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+168−88%

108▲24Johnson County, GAGA9,310+121−48%

109▼8Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662+103−36%

110▼21Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+99−92%

111▼17Clinch County, GAGA6,847+98−86%

112▲11Crawford County, GAGA12,206+76−98%

113▼56Decatur County, GAGA29,432+65−98%

114▲6Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+60−93%

115▲13Warren County, GAGA5,269+54−79%

116▲3Schley County, GAGA4,593+46−74%

117▲5Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+31−98%

118▲6Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+25−98%

119▼1Webster County, GAGA2,369+21−83%

120▼13Quitman County, GAGA2,254+19−95%

121▼45Seminole County, GAGA9,162+15−96%

122▼16McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+8−99%

123▲14Taylor County, GAGA7,818+2−100%

124▼12Echols County, GAGA3,685-12−101%

125▼38Turner County, GAGA8,983-23−103%

126▲15Talbot County, GAGA5,709-24−8%

127▲8Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-25−128%

128▼17Clay County, GAGA2,815-33+371%

129▼98Richmond County, GAGA206,559-48−100%

130▲27Dooly County, GAGA11,156-52−103%

131▼1Hancock County, GAGA8,682-53−105%

132▼41Bacon County, GAGA11,070-70−113%

133▼16Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-95−108%

134▼20Dade County, GAGA16,154-97−105%

135▼128Clayton County, GAGA297,471-124−100%

136▼9Baker County, GAGA2,725-151−133%

137▲2Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-160−112%

138▼78Burke County, GAGA24,408-188−111%

139▼41Miller County, GAGA5,812-188−283%

140▼52Brooks County, GAGA16,101-200−119%

141▼12Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-227+2738%

142▲7Dodge County, GAGA19,663-262−117%

143▲2Randolph County, GAGA6,156-269+16%

144▲8Macon County, GAGA11,756-326−134%

145▼45Early County, GAGA10,455-399−180%

146▼12Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-425−154%

147▼48Terrell County, GAGA8,656-529−267%

148▼6Washington County, GAGA19,453-535−126%

149▼63Irwin County, GAGA9,020-646−150%

150▼19Stewart County, GAGA4,631-683+70%

151▼8Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-698+392%

152▼19Worth County, GAGA20,059-725−133%

153▲1Sumter County, GAGA28,801-815−127%

154▲1Crisp County, GAGA19,237-891−145%

155▼8Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-1,100−46%

156▲2Telfair County, GAGA11,195-1,282−261%

157▼9Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-1,288−135%

158▲1Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-3,174+1190%

159▼144Muscogee County, GAGA202,171-4,751−168%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES